1. Rina Lazo Wasem was a Guatemalan-Mexican painter.
25 Facts About Rina Lazo
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Rina Lazo began her career in mural painting with Diego Rivera as his assistant.
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Rina Lazo worked with him from 1947 until his death in 1957 on projects both in Mexico and Guatemala.
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Rina Lazo was a member of the Mexican muralism movement and criticized modern artists as too commercial and not committed to social causes.
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Rina Lazo believed muralism would revive in Mexico because of its historical value.
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Rina Lazo was born on October 23,1923, in Guatemala City to Arturo Lazo and Melanea Wasern.
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Rina Lazo attended primary through high school at the Colegio Aleman.
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Rina Lazo stated this is why she left the country, not the revolution that was taking place at the time.
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Rina Lazo met Frida Kahlo at her and Rivera's home in Coyoacan, where she was invited to eat.
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Rina Lazo did not like spicy food, but Rivera told her she needed to learn how to appreciate chili peppers to appreciate Mexico.
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Rina Lazo said that the house and the surrounding neighborhood inspired both of them for its history and the legends associated with it.
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Rina Lazo herself appears in this mural as a young guerilla fighter in a bright red blouse.
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Rina Lazo produced frescos, murals in vinyl and stucco in Guatemala City and various locations in Mexico.
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Rina Lazo was selected for this job due to her experience in working in frescos with Rivera.
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Rina Lazo's work has been exhibited in Germany, Austria, France, the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, South Korea and other countries.
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Rina Lazo worked as a teacher of the fine arts in several institutions such as the Escuela de Restauracion of the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Arts, the Secretarial of Public Education and the Escuela de Bellas Artes in Oaxaca.
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Rina Lazo gave classes at the Casa del Lago in Chapultepec.
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Rina Lazo gave seminars and workshops on at the Museo Nacional de Antropologia in Mexico City, the Galerias de la Ciudad de Mexico, the Casa de Cultura in Oaxaca, as well in the cities of Guatemala, Leipzig and Pyong Yang.
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Rina Lazo had a number of homages in places such as the Museo Mural Diego Rivera.
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Rina Lazo preferred fresco painting, but her canvas works are noted for their interpretative quality, such as "El espejo de mi studio" from 2001, which features herself reflected in a mirror which is surrounded by children.
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Rina Lazo felt that art and artists were too commercialized and no longer committed to social causes.
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Rina Lazo pointed out that major protagonists with the movement, such as Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, still had international name recognition and exhibits of their work.
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Rina Lazo believed muralism will make a comeback because of Mexico's long history with this art form and its association with reflection upon social and political issues.
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Rina Lazo met her future husband, Arturo Garcia Bustos, through her association with Rivera and Kahlo.
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Rina Lazo continued living in Mexico until her death although she maintained family ties in Guatemala.